Luke Chapter 22 verse 25 Holy Bible
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.
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And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour.
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And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors.
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And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
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He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called 'benefactors.'
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And he said to them, `The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - Are called benefactors (εὐεργέται). Those who were listening knew well how utterly false these high-sounding human titles often were. Αὐεργέτης (Euergetes), Benefactor, was the well-known title appropriated by Ptolemy Euergetes and other hated royal tyrants well known to the Jewish people.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them.--See Notes on Matthew 20:25; Mark 10:42. The repetition of the same words that had then been spoken in answer to the petition of the sons of Zebedee, suggests the probability that they were again prominent in the strife for pre-eminence.Are called benefactors.--This takes the place of "their great ones exercise authority upon them," in St. Matthew and St. Mark. Antiochus VII. of Syria, and Ptolemy III. of Egypt, were examples of kings who had borne the title of Euergetes, or benefactor. There is apparently an emphasis on "are called" as contrasted with "let him become," in the next verse. The world gave the title of "benefactor" to those who were great in power only. In Christ's kingdom true greatness was to be attained by benefiting others in the humblest services.